CAMPUS STANDARDS APPENDIX A UC SANTA CRUZ RECOMMENDED NATIVE PLANTS, NON-NATIVE PLANTS, AND GRASS SEED MIXTURES May 1, 1998 5/1/98 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 1 * May not be appropriate in some campus locations due to messiness or susceptibility to fungus, frost, deer, pests, etc. REDWOOD FORESTS Predominant native species at UCSC with commercial availability Scientific Name Common Name TREES: Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf Maple Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood SHRUBS: Corylus cornuta var. californica Western Hazelnut Rosa gymnocarpa Wood Rose Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Red Flowering Currant Vaccinium ovatum California Huckleberry GROUND COVER: Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrell Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Coltsfoot * Polystichum munitum Sword Fern Symphoricarpos mollis Creeeping Snowberry Trillium ovatum Wake Robin Whipplea modesta Yerba De Selva Viola sempervirons Evergreen Violet WET HABITAT GROUNDCOVER: Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Equisetum spp. Horse Tail Ranuculus californicus Buttercup Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern NATIVE PLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH REDWOOD FORESTS Not necessarily predominant species at UCSC Scientific Name Common Name TREES: Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak Torreya californica California Nutmeg Cornus nuttallii Western Dogwood September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 2 Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak Quercus kelloggi California Black Oak Quercus wislizenii Interior Live Oak SHRUBS: Acer circinatum Vine Maple Berberis pinnata California Holly Grape Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redtwig Dogwood Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea * Myrica californica Wax Myrtle GROUND Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair Fern COVERS: Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine Dicentra formosa Western Bleeding Heart Iris douglasiana Douglas' Iris Sisyrinchium bellum Blue Eyed Grass Asarum caudatum Long-tailed Ginger MIXED EVERGREEN FOREST Predominant native species at UCSC with commercial availability Scientific Name Common Name TREES: *Aesculus californica California Buckeye *Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak Quercus wislizenii Interior Live Oak Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood SHRUBS: Corylus cornuta var. californica Western Hazelnut *Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry Rosa gymnocarpa Wood Rose Vaccinium ovatum Huckleberry Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry VINES: *Lonicera hispidula Hairy Honeysuckle *Rubus ursinus California Blackberry GROUND COVER: Satureja douglasii Yerba Buena Trillium ovatum Wake Robin Stachys spp. Hedge Nettle Juncus spp. Rush Fragaria vesca ssp. californica Wood Strawberry September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 3 NATIVE PLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH MIXED EVERGREEN FORESTS Not necessarily predominant species at UCSC Scientific Name Common Name TREES: Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple *Cercis occidentalis (shrub) Western Redbud *Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon *Quercuschrysolepi Canyon Oak Oregon Oak Quercus garryana California Black Oak Quercus kelloggii California Nutmeg Torreya californica SHRUBS: *Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita *Berberis pinnata California Holly Grape *Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Blossom *Corylus cornuta var. californica Western Hazelnut *Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower *Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea Calycanthus occidentale Spice Bush Carpenteria occidentalis Tree Anemone californica Garrya elliptica Coast Silk Tassel Bush Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Red Flowering Currant GROUND COVER: Adiantum aleuticum Fragaria vesca var. californica Wood Strawberry Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern Satureja douglasii Yerba Buena Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata var. sessilifolia Slim Solomon's Seal Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 4 CHAPARRAL / BACCHARIS SCRUB Predominant native species at UCSC with commercial availability Scientific Name Common Name SHRUBS: *Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita *Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Blue Blossom *Quercus wislizenii Interior Live Oak, Shru *Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry *Vaccinium ovatum Huckleberry *Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush *Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa GROUND COVER: Helianthemum scoparium Sunrose OTHERS: *Rubus ursinus California Blackberry Atriplex spp. Quail Bush *Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy Pickeringia montana Chaparral Pea Garrya fremontii Fremont Silktassel *Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 5 PLANTS IN CHAPARREL FOR FIRE SAFETY Acceptable native plant species Scientific Name Common Name *Arctostaphpylos spp. Manzanita Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud Fremontodendron spp. Flannel Bush Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry Ribes malvaceum Chaparrel Currant GRASSLANDS Native and Naturalized Planting Mix Scientific Name Common Name Centaurea cyanus Dwarf Cornflower Cheiranthus allionii Wallflower Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy Clarkia amoena Farewell-to-Spring Clarkia unguiculata Mountain Garland Collinsia heterophylla Chinese Houses Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Gilia capitata Globe Gilia Gilia tricolor Bird's Eye Gypsophila muralis Baby's Breath Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips Linanthus grandiflorus Mountain Phlox Linum grandiflorum var. Rubrum Scarlet Flax Lupinus densiflorus cv. Ed Gedling Golden Lupine Lupinus succulentus Arroyo Lupine Lupinus vallicola Valley Lupine Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes Grindelia hirsutla Gumplant Solidago californica California Goldenrod Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Achillea millefolium Yarrow Plantago erecta Dwarf Plantain Oenothera hookeri Hookers Evening Primmrose Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass Nassella pulchra Purple Needlegrass Nassella lepida Foothill Needlegrass September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 6 NATIVE PLANTS WITH ORNAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INTERIOR COMPLEXES Scientific Name Common Name TREES: Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple *Aesculus californica California Buckeye Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud Cornus nuttallii Western Dogwood Lyonothamnus floribundus Catalina Ironwood Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak Quercus kelloggi California Black Oak Sequoia sempervirens 'Soquel' or 'Aptos Blue' Coast Redwood Torreya californica California Nutmeg SHRUBS: *Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita * Calycanthus occidentalis Spice Bush Carpenteria californica Bush Anemone *Ceanothus spp. Ceanothus Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redtwig Dogwood *Dendromecon harfordii Island Bush Poppy Eriogonum arborescens Island Buckwheat E. giganteum St. Catherine's Lace Fremontodendron californica Flannel Bush Galvezia speciosa Island Bush Snapdragon Garrya elliptica Silk Tassel Bush *Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Holidiscus discolor Ocean Spray Lupinus arboreus Bush Lupine Berberis aquifolium Oregon Grape *Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower *Myrica californica California Wax Myrtle *Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry *Rhamnus californica Coffeeberry Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Berry Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Red Flowered Currant R. speciosum Fuchsia Flower Gooseberry Rubus parviflorus var. velutinus Thimbleberry Salvia leucophylla Purple Sage *Sambucus caerulea Blue Elderberry Spirea densiflora Mountain Spirea *Vaccinium ovatum California Huckleberry September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 7 GROUND COVER: Arctostaphylos edmundsii A. 'Emerald Carpet' A. 'Carmel Sur' A. hookeri 'Monterey Carpet' A. 'Point Reyes' A. uva-ursi 'Radiant' Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' or 'Twin Peaks' *Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay' or exaltus 'Emily Brown' or porrectus C. griseus 'Yankee Point' C. 'Joyce Coulter' Eriogonum grande var. rubescens Island Buckwheat Ribes viburnifolium Evergreen Currant RECOMMENDED NON-NATIVE PLANTS Currently in use at developed parts of campus Scientific Name Common Name NON-NATIVE TREES Acer palamatum Japanese Maple Albizia spp. Cedrus spp. Cedar *Cornus capitata Evergreen Dogwood Ginko biloba Maidenhair Tree Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda Magnolia spp. Magnolia Maytenus Mayten Melaleuca spp. Heath Melaleuca Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood *Olea spp. Olive (fruitless) Platanus ”Columbia” London Plane Tree Podocarpus gracilior(?) Fern Pine Podocarpus macrophyllus Yew Pine Prunus spp. Prunus yedoensis Akebono Flowering Cherry 'Akebono' Cork Oak Quercus Scarlet suber oak Q u e r c u s c o c c i n i a September 2016 UCSC Campus Standards Handbook Plant List Appendix A 8 NON-NATIVE SHRUBS: Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' Sprenger Asparagus Azalea varieties *Berberis Barberry *Camellia spp. *Chaenomeles Flowering Quince Choisya ternata Mexican Orange *Cistus spp. Rockrose Correa spp. Australia Fuchsia *Cotinus Smoke tree Daphne Daphne Diosma Breath of Heaven *Echium fastuosum Pride Of Madeira Eleagnus spp. Erica spp. Heather *Escallonia spp. Euryops spp. Fremontodendron spp. Fremontia Felicia amelloides Blue Margarite Feijoa sellowiana Pineapple Guava Grevillea spp. Grewia Starflower Hakea spp. Hakea *Hebe spp. *Hydrangea Hydrangea *Juniperus spp. Juniper Kerria Japonica Kerria Lavandula spp. Lavender Leptospermum spp. Tea Tree Ligustrum spp. Privet Leonotis leonurus Lion's Tail Osmanthus spp. Osmanthus Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo Pieris japonica Lily-Of-The-Valley Shrub *Podocarpus spp. Rhododendron Rhus ovata varieties Rosmarinus spp. Sugar Bush Salvia spp. Rosemary Sarcococca spp. Sage *Sollya Australian Bluebell